I have some very simple goals in my new workplace:

Priority 1: Play with my chair’s setup, my lower back is aching! Why I have put it off this long I don’t know. And I really don’t want to do it during the core hours. So tomorrow, that’s first on my list to do as soon as I arrive.

Priority 2: Get my hands on keyboard and mouse. My new place is a startup, we are still hiring the HR/Office Admin, Operations Support and even most of the Technology team. So a lot of things are not here yet including my mouse, keyboard and my docking station. I really have a very sour relationship with laptops, I’m a desktop person. I don’t understand why people would want to carry their laptops every where, every day when they’re not travelling salesmen — you’re a programmer for Pete’s sake! You’re not being productive by coding 24/7. Personally I’d only take home my company laptop on two occasions:
– I need to finish some work tonite/this weekend
– I am going to a client site

My worst laptop story? I went to China with two laptops. One was for actual business related work. The other was for exploratory testing, which means if I happen to break that baby, I’m not hampered. Egad! I think it’s part of my recurring nightmare.

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